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Welcome to the IT West Tech Tips page, your go-to hub for expert technical tips and tricks to help you get the most from your day-to-day business applications.

Do you want to increase your productivity?

We cover topics such as Microsoft 365 applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and more. Our helpful technical tips and tricks will empower you to get tasks completed more quickly and efficiently. Our Tech Tips page offers advice on the best ways to setup your business applications to improve workflow with helpful step-by-step videos and instructions.

We regularly update this page with new articles, advice and updates from the IT West team. Be sure to check back for the latest technical tips, tricks and guidance from our team of business IT experts.

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WINDOWS 11: Automatically arrange all your open windows

Windows 11 Tip - Automatically arrange all your open windows!
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OUTLOOK: Automatically file incoming emails

Is your inbox poorly organised? Use these great tips to automatically file your incoming emails.
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WORD: Insert chunks of text with a click

If you use MS Word a lot, you’re probably typing in the same information again and again and
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EXCEL: Make dull data stand out and become dynamic

Learn how to transform ordinary spreadsheets into professional, dynamic Excel reports using built-in features like Excel Tables, Conditional
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EXCEL: Swap rows into columns and vice versa

Need to swap rows into columns and vice versa in Excel? We'll show you how to use the
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WINDOWS 11: Master your messy desktop with a wrist flick

Ever thought that you could control your Windows 11 PC with a flick of the wrist? In this
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WORD: Concentrate and type more

Avoid being distracted when using MS Word by switching to Focus mode - we'll show you how...
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WORD: Send fonts used in your document

Learn how to embed fonts into MS Word documents so that anyone can view them
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TEAMS: Blur or change your background for video calls

Preparing for a Teams video call but your room isn’t appropriate for work? We show you how to
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EXCEL: Make a dropdown list to select from

Don’t waste valuable time typing the same data into Excel repeatedly. We show you how to create a
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POWERPOINT: Add sound to your slides

Want to create an impressive PowerPoint presentation with sound? We'll give you the best tips to do this
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OUTLOOK: Set your Out of Office auto-response message

Getting ready to go away? Leaving the office for a while? We show you the best way to
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